uncinus
English
Cirrus uncinus cloud formations.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aɪnəs
Noun
uncinus (plural uncini)
- (meteorology) A cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations. Associated only with cirrus formations.
- (paleontology) The curved tip of the hooks associated with belemnite tentacles.
Related terms
Translations
cloud species which consists of fine hair-like strands, with hooked terminations
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(paleontology) curved tip of the hooks associated with belemnite tentacles
References
Anagrams
Latin
duō uncīnī (two hooks)
Etymology
Diminutive of uncus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /unˈkiː.nus/, [ʊŋˈkiːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /unˈt͡ʃi.nus/, [un̠ʲˈt͡ʃiːnus]
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uncīnus | uncīnī |
| Genitive | uncīnī | uncīnōrum |
| Dative | uncīnō | uncīnīs |
| Accusative | uncīnum | uncīnōs |
| Ablative | uncīnō | uncīnīs |
| Vocative | uncīne | uncīnī |
Derived terms
- uncātus
- uncīnātus
- uncīnulus
Descendants
References
- “uncinus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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